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melancholy
[ mel-uhn-kol-ee ]
noun
- a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms: ,
- sober thoughtfulness; pensiveness.
Synonyms:
- Archaic.
- the condition of having too much black bile, considered in ancient and medieval medicine to cause gloominess and depression.
- black bile.
melancholy
/ ˈmɛlənˌkɒlɪlɪ; ˈmɛlənkəlɪ /
noun
- a constitutional tendency to gloominess or depression
- a sad thoughtful state of mind; pensiveness
- archaic.
- a gloomy character, thought to be caused by too much black bile
- one of the four bodily humours; black bile See humour
adjective
- characterized by, causing, or expressing sadness, dejection, etc
Derived Forms
- ˈˌDZԱ, noun
- melancholily, adverb
Other Word Forms
- a·DZi· adverb
- a·DZi·Ա noun
- ܲ·a·DZy adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of melancholy1
Word History and Origins
Origin of melancholy1
Example Sentences
Luna remains an expert in conveying grit and melancholy without saying a word, and that stoicism carries every moment he's onscreen.
He was too melancholy for me at the time.
Yet he also somehow always remained very much himself and perhaps the greatest expression of the wounded, melancholy masculinity at the core of so much of Hackman’s work was in 1975’s “Night Moves.”
That melancholy provides critical nuance to our lives, keeping them from being pointless in the face of sure annihilation.
To experience this film is to be overcome with melancholy.
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